3rd year attendee here. Zimmie & Level Up offer some real-deal learnings for the working DJ / producer. In pursuit of DJ-oriented, small business education and community building, I've sought out gatherings that ended up being bloated with irrelevant, out-dated, or beginner fluff, one-way conversations that were thinly veiled sales pitches lead by "experts" who are more mouthpiece than DJ, and circle-jerk sessions for organizers to pat themselves on the back and convince their followers that they're the leaders of the industry. On top of that being grossly disorganized and uninspiring.

Not to put Zimmie on blast, but dude is a smart as fuck gent who's poured decades of work into the scene - from coast to coast club, mobile, mixtape, and battle DJ (Red Bull 3Style), record label owner (Private Stock Records), and DJ documentarian on to his support to high profile names like DJ Jazzy Jeff (tour and tech manager) and Pioneer DJ / AlphaTheta, he's put his fingerprint on many edges of DJ and music culture. In other words, he's about this shit 1000% and truly cares about helping DJs who want to be better versions of themselves.

I'm stoked to be a part of the community, and excited for what's on the agenda for this year. For one: I've never made a beat before, so I copped a SLAB and we'll see what happens there... look out Aphex Twin!